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King's Gambit Accepted
Overview
King's Gambit Accepted is a gambit, classified under ECO code C33 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4.
It is a variation of King's Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It is the root of 17 named variations, with Basman Gambit, Bishop's Gambit, Breyer Gambit, and others among the most studied.
This is a deep theory tree with 137 total sub-variations across all depths — one of the larger branches in chess theory.
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- ECO code
- C33
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 4
- Parent
- King's Gambit
- Direct variations
- 17
- Total in subtree
- 137
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Variations (17)
- C33 Basman Gambit
- C33 Bishop's Gambit
- C33 Breyer Gambit
- C33 Carrera Gambit
- C33 Dodo Variation
- C33 Eisenberg Variation
- C33 Gaga Gambit
- C34 King's Knight's Gambit
- C33 Mason-Keres Gambit
- C33 Orsini Gambit
- C33 Paris Gambit
- C33 Schurig Gambit, with Bb5
- C33 Schurig Gambit, with Bd3
- C33 Stamma Gambit
- C33 Tartakower Gambit
- C33 Tumbleweed
- C33 Villemson Gambit
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